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		<td><img src="images/preferences_swt.gif"><p>Here is the list of 
		<b>SWT Designer</b> preference pages:</p><ul>
        <li><font size="4"><b><a href="preferences_code_generation.html">Code Generation</a></b></font><ul>
        <li><font size="4"><b><a href="preferences_event_handlers.html">Event Handlers</a></b></font></li>
		<li><font size="4"><b><a href="preferences_jface_data_bindings.html">JFace Data Bindings</a></b></font></li>
		<li><font size="4"><b><a href="preferences_nls.html">NLS</a></b></font></li>
		<li><font size="4"><b><a href="preferences_variables.html">Variables</a></b></font></li>
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		<li><font size="4"><b><a href="preferences_forms_api.html">Forms API</a></b></font></li>
		<li><font size="4"><b><a href="preferences_layouts.html">Layouts</a></b></font><ul>
        <li><font size="4"><b><a href="preferences_absolute.html">Absolute</a></b></font></li>
		<li><font size="4"><b><a href="preferences_formlayout.html">FormLayout</a></b></font></li>
		<li><font size="4"><b><a href="preferences_gridlayout.html">GridLayout</a></b></font></li>
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      	<li><font size="4"><b><a href="preferences_preferencepage.html">
		PreferencePage</a></b></font></li>
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	<h2>Default form width &amp; height</h2>
      <p>These preferences control the default form size used for any window or 
		dialog created by <b>SWT Designer</b>.<h2>Highlight containers without 
		borders</h2>
      <p>This preference determines whether <b>SWT Designer</b> draws a dotted 
		rectangle around borderless JPanels.<p>
		<img src="images/show_borders.gif" border="0" width="248" height="202"><h2>Show text in 
		components tree</h2>
      <p>This preference determines whether the text label of a widget (like a
      button, label, etc.) is shown next to the widget's name in the <b>
	<a href="../../../com.instantiations.designer.doc.user/html/userinterface/component_tree.html">Component Tree</a></b>.
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		<img src="images/tree_text_on.gif" border="0">&nbsp;
		<img src="images/tree_text_off.gif" border="0"><h2>Show important properties dialog on 
		component adding</h2>
      <p>This preference controls whether the important properties dialog is
      shown whenever a new widget is created. The important properties dialog
      provides access to the widget's name, text and icon properties and style
      settings.<p>
		<img src="images/important_properties.gif" border="0"><h2>Automatically activate direct edit 
		on component adding</h2>
      <p>This preference controls whether 
		<a href="../../../com.instantiations.designer.doc.user/html/userinterface/design_view.html#DirectEdit">direct edit</a> mode is automatically 
		invoked when a new component is added to the window. When this option is 
		enabled, it makes it easy to immediately set the text label on a widget 
		as soon as it is created.<p>
		<img src="images/direct_edit.gif" border="0" width="230" height="147"><h2>
		Use ResourceManager for color/font/image access</h2>
      <p>This preference determines whether the <b>ResourceManager</b> class is 
		used is code generation for accessing colors, fonts and images.<h2>Show 
		style property popup menu cascaded</h2>
      <p>This preference determines whether the <b>Style</b> menu is shown 
		cascaded or not.<p>
		<img src="images/style_menu_flat.gif" border="0">&nbsp;
		<img src="images/style_menu_cascaded.gif" border="0" align="top"></td>
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